> Changed the subject to better reflect the current issue.
>
> Attempting to run bacula-sd or btape when my drive is empty results in
> the application hanging. I believe this is related to section 37.1.1
> in the manual. Can anyone confirm that Bacula simply does not operate
> properly when configured to use a tape drive that does not have a tape
> in it? Are there any workarounds for this?
>
> -HKS
>
> relevant bacula-sd.conf:
> ----
> Autochanger {
> Name = 124T-Autochanger
> Device = 124T-Drive
> Changer Command = "/usr/local/libexec/bacula/mtx-changer %c %o %s %a
> %d"
> Changer Device = /dev/ch0
> }
>
> Device {
> Name = 124T-Drive
> Drive Index = 0
> Media Type = 124T
> Archive Device = /dev/nrst0
> AutomaticMount = yes; # when device opened, read it
> AlwaysOpen = yes;
> RemovableMedia = yes;
> RandomAccess = no;
> AutoChanger = yes
>
> Hardware End of Medium = No
> Fast Forward Space File = No
> BSF at EOM = yes
> }
> ----
>
Not sure why you are having such issues. I've used a Dell PV142T with
only one tape drive and have had no problems when the drive was empty. I
am using btape right now and it doesn't like it if there is no tape. I
haven't used the Dell library in over a year now. I did not have to
modify any scripts to get it to work.
Robert LeBlanc
Life Sciences Computer Support
Brigham Young University
lebl...@byu.edu
(801)422-1882
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